condylar
Definition
- Adjective:
- Of or relating to a condyle: Describes something that pertains to or is connected with a condyle, which is a rounded protuberance at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone.
- Resembling a condyle: Having the shape or appearance of a condyle.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The surgeon examined the condylar fracture on the X-ray.
- Condylar joints, like the knee, allow for hinge-like movement.
Advanced Usage
- "Condylar process": The specific part of the mandible (lower jaw) that articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
- The condylar process is crucial for jaw movement.
Variants and Related Words
Condyle (noun): The rounded bony prominence itself.
- The femoral condyles are part of the knee joint.
Bicondylar (adjective): Involving or relating to two condyles.
- A bicondylar fracture affects both condyles of a bone.
Condyloid (adjective): Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle; often used to describe a type of joint.
- The wrist is a condyloid joint.
Synonyms
- Articular: Pertaining to a joint.
- Knuckle-like: Resembling the shape of a knuckle (a non-technical analogy for a condyle).
Adjective
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of or relating to or resembling a condyle
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